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Pakistan-based cleantech startup She-Guard secured the top position at the ‘ClimateLaunchpad Asia-Pacific’ finals, presenting their innovative biodegradable and plastic-free sanitary product. The startup’s mission revolves around converting banana crop waste into affordable and eco-friendly sanitary napkins, effectively addressing the interconnected challenges of climate change, public health, and solid waste management in Pakistan.

In a significant move with geopolitical ramifications, the Philippine Department of Transportation has announce the termination of many expensive infrastructure projects under the Belt and Road Initiative in favour of competitors from the West and Japan.

The 16th ECO Summit will convene on November 9, 2023, in Tashkent, the capital city of Uzbekistan. A member of the organization since November 1992, independent Uzbekistan will host for the first time a multilateral summit within the framework of ECO

This year World Tsunami Awareness Day 2023 celebrate on 5 November. The theme of WTAD 2023 echoes the theme of the International Day of Disaster Reduction: ‘Fighting Inequality for a Resilient Future’. Activities across the world will gather the public in exploring the reciprocal relationship between tsunamis and inequality, especially in how inequality makes tsunamis more dangerous for some communities, and how the aftermath of a tsunami can drive vulnerable communities further into poverty and exacerbate inequality.

When looking at a sea star–or starfish–it’s not really clear which part of its identical five pointed body is considered its head. This question has puzzled biologists for decades, but some new research says that a starfish’s whole body could function like a head. The findings are described in a study published November 1 in the journal Nature and might have solved the mystery of how sea stars and other echinoderms evolved their distinctively shaped bodies.

UAE inaugurates world’s largest single-site solar power plant ahead of COP28. The project was inaugurated by Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Ruler of Abu Dhabi, and in the presence of Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior.

The US allocated $677 billion in aid to 213 nations from 2001 to 2023, According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the United States emerges as the foremost aid provider in 2022

More children in South Asia are struggling due to severe water scarcity made worse by the effects of climate change than anywhere else worldwide, the United Nations says. “A staggering 347 million children under 18 are exposed to high or extremely high water scarcity in South Asia, the highest number among all regions in the world,” the UN Children’s Agency said in a report on Monday.

More children in South Asia are struggling due to severe water scarcity made worse by the effects of climate change than anywhere else worldwide, the United Nations says.

On 5 November 2001, the UN General Assembly declared 6 November of each year as the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict. Though humanity has always counted its war casualties in terms of dead and wounded soldiers and civilians, destroyed cities and livelihoods, the environment has often remained the unpublicized victim of war. Water wells have been polluted, crops torched, forests cut down, soils poisoned, and animals killed to gain military advantage.

Lebanon’s Hezbollah attack 19 Israeli positions simultaneously along the border, prompting a retaliatory assault from Israel, a day before an anticipated speech by the group’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah. The Iran-backed armed group said it targeted the military positions along the border simultaneously at 3:30pm (13:30 GMT) on Thursday with “guided missiles, artillery shelling” and other weapons.

David Cameron is the Current Uk’s Foreign Secretary. David Cameron has returned to government as UK foreign secretary, in a stunning comeback for the former prime minister which highlights Rishi Sunak’s willingness to take risks as he looks to revive his political fortunes. Downing Street announced on Monday that Cameron would join the government, accepting a peerage in order to do so, as part of a wider reshuffle in which Suella Braverman was sacked as home secretary and replaced by the foreign secretary, James Cleverly

Joe Biden and Xi Jinping held a US-China Summit on November 15. The US President and his Chinese counterpart discussed various global and bilateral issues. At the summit, President Biden emphasised the Middle East. He called for peace and stability. The complex roles of the US and China in this region were underscored.

The world produces around 400 Million Metric Tons of plastic waste every year. 10 Million Tons of plastic per year end up in the ocean. China is the world’s largest plastic-producing country with a 32% share of global production. The US (42 Mt) produces more annual plastic waste than any other country.

Saudi Arabia is in line to host the 2034 World Cup after FIFA announced that the kingdom had submitted the only “expression of interest” in hosting the tournament. Saudi Arabia, which has invested heavily in football as well as Formula One and golf, is set to take over from an unprecedented tri-continental line-up for the 2030 event, which will be shared between Spain, Portugal and Morocco, with three matches in South America.